Salvador, Brazil-After a quick flight to Miami and an endless eight hour jump over the equator to sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city and financial center. I took one more flight, a quick two hour hop,and finally came to Salvador. The flight was relatively inexpensive, considering I was traversing around 6,500 miles, but the first thing I noticed upon arrival was how inexpensive everything was, compared to the US and Europe. Our hotel, the Salvador Praia located right on the ocean and rated 4 stars, (I would have rated it 3 stars, but it was clean, roomy and the a/c worked), came to less than $60 a night. Due to fatigue and heat, I pulled into a store and picked up a few beers, with a lot of help from my Brazilian travel companion, and paid around a buck for four. "Now this is my kind of place," I thought to myself. (read more...)
Story and Photos by Tim Kennard